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By Michelle Nichols and David Ljunggren UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Russia signaled on Thursday that if demands to improve its grain and fertilizer exports are not met then it will not extend beyond July 17 a deal allowing the safe wartime export of the same products from three Ukrainian Black Sea ports. It made the …

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OSLO (Reuters) – Norway’s Equinor said it shut production at the Statfjord A oil and gas platform in the North Sea on Thursday due to a gas leakage. Equinor had detected a leakage of hydrogen sulfide gas in one of the platform shafts, a spokesperson told Reuters in a text message. “As a precautionary measure, …

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BERLIN (Reuters) -German authorities have serious indications of possible data protection violations by Tesla, Handelsblatt newspaper reported on Thursday, citing the data protection office in the state where the carmaker has its European gigafactory. Handelsblatt’s report said the U.S. electric car manufacturer has failed to adequately protect data from customers, employees and business partners, citing …

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(Reuters) – British ministers are considering sweeping reforms to the 39 billion pounds ($49.22 billion) Pension Protection Fund that protects savers in company pension plans, the Financial Times reported on Thursday. Proposals brought before ministers could see the government-backed fund being given an extended remit to take on struggling corporate “defined benefit” retirement schemes, the …

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By Nelson Acosta HAVANA (Reuters) – The European Union´s top diplomat said in Havana on Thursday that the 27-member bloc remains Cuba´s top trade partner, and one committed to “mutual respect” despite U.S. sanctions and the communist-run island´s increasing overtures towards Russia. EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell, during his first public appearance on a …

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By Riham Alkousaa and Sarah Marsh BERLIN (Reuters) -Only half of Germans believe the ruling government coalition will hold until the end of its legislative period, a survey showed on Thursday, as arguments among the three parties over climate policy and budget intensify and voter support withers. A dispute over transforming Germany’s heating system escalated …

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LONDON (Reuters) -A man was arrested on Thursday after a car collided with the front gates of Downing Street, site of British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s office and residence, in an incident London police said was not currently being treated as “terror-related”. BBC television footage showed the vehicle crossing the road towards Downing Street and …

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(Reuters) -ICAG-owned British Airways said that it had to cancel some flights at London’s Heathrow Airport due to a technical issue on Thursday, without disclosing the number of affected flights. The airport had earlier said that the airline was working to resolve a technical issue with a number of its systems, which had affected several …

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LONDON (Reuters) – The owners of supermarket Asda and petrol stations company EG Group will announce a 10 billion-pound ($12.6 billion) merger of their operations in Britain as early as Friday, Sky News reported on Thursday. Asda, Britain’s third-largest grocer, and EG are both owned by brothers Zuber and Mohsin Issa and private equity group …

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